Project Staff Imaging Researcher
- Employer
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, US
- Posted Date
- Jan 18, 2023
- Reference
- 820074
Job Details
This position will be responsible for organizing and managing brain imaging research data, including post-processing, data manipulation, quality assurance, and data analysis, as well as working with existing data teams to create, maintain, and update research imaging databases. Current large datasets include an NIA-funded exploratory Alzheimers Disease Research Center and an NIGMS-funded Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, as well as internal investigator-initiated imaging research. Support for these projects, and collaboration with other LRCBH staff on grant applications and manuscript preparations, are expected.
Competitive candidates will have experience collaborating in an academic health care setting, with examples of creative analytic approaches to complex problems in brain health and aging through proven records of collaborative publications and/or grantsmanship. A basic understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and their impact on human aging is essential for success in this role.
Candidates must have excellent written and verbal skills with the ability and desire to conduct collaborative clinical and methodologic research. Successful candidates should also demonstrate an interest in developing an independent research portfolio that advances the science of brain aging and neurodegenerative imaging.
Opportunities for academic appointments are available and will be commensurate with experience of the candidate.
Job Requirements
- Doctoral degree in neurology, psychiatry, neuroscience, cognitive science, or a related discipline
- Experience in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is required, including (but not limited to) MRI, fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging, MR spectroscopy
- Ability to work with other imaging modalities (e.g., positron emission tomography, single photon emission computerized tomography) will be highly valued
- Demonstrated success with large, longitudinal, imaging databases with clinically relevant populations and/or patient-reported clinical, cognitive, biomarker, outcomes, or related data is required
- Experience as a consultant and/or project leader supporting large multidisciplinary, collaborative research initiatives
- Experience supervising and managing teams, including trainees, is highly desired
Company
Cleveland Clinic is one of the world's largest and busiest health centers. Patients come to Cleveland Clinic from all over the world. We offer advanced treatment for all illnesses and disorders of the body. We enjoy a strong reputation for outstanding quality care. U.S News & World Report has declared that we are the number two hospital in the country. In cardiology and cardiac surgery, we lead the nation.
Our Heart Center has been ranked number one in America for 21 years in row in U.S. News and World Report. Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and Digestive Disease Institute are ranked very near the top, and our specialties of orthopaedics, otolaryngology, nephrology, neurology/neurological surgery, rheumatology, pulmonary, endocrinology, gynecology, ophthalmology and geriatrics are each among America's ten best in their fields.
Other specialties noted for national excellence include cancer and psychiatry. Cleveland Clinic Children's offers highly specialized pediatric care in a family-centered atmosphere. It has been ranked the best children's hospital in Ohio by Child magazine.
Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 as a not-for-profit group practice, integrating clinical and hospital care with research and physician education. In addition to our Cleveland location, we have Cleveland Clinic Florida, with a unified medical campus in Weston, Florida, offering the full spectrum of care.
Cleveland Clinic has more than 3,000 salaried physicians on staff, representing approximately 120 specialties and subspecialties. In 2015, they provided a total of 6.62 million visits. Patients came to us from across America and from more than 180 nations. We also lead an extensive system of community hospitals in Cleveland called the Cleveland Clinic Hospitals.
This system is made up of Cleveland Clinic and Fairview Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, Marymount Hospital, Euclid Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, Medina Hospital, South Pointe Hospital, Akron General Hospital and the soon to open Avon Hospital. With 4,450 staffed beds, Cleveland Clinic Hospitals offers broad geographic coverage, a full continuum of care, improved quality and lower cost of care to Northeast Ohio residents.
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